daclamo

April 25th!

Wow, small world. We're pretty much in the same boat. Please keep me posted in regards to your progress and I'll do the same. My surgery date is 4/25. I'll make room for you on the loser's bench. All the best to you.

My requirements were very similar to yours, but instead of the 3 month supervised diet, I had to submit 5 years of my weight history/BMI. Before anything was submitted to UHC, I met with the NUT, had a psych eval, endoscopy, blood work, and had to be tested and treated for h-pylori. My only co-morbidity is stage 1 HBP.

Greetings Everyone, Although I've been a fan of this site and have perused numerous posts for months, this is my first post. I've been wanting to post for awhile, but decided I'd wait until I received the green light from my insurance company (United Healthcare). All of my information was submitted two weeks ago, and yesterday, while at work, I received a voicemail from a UHC representative that simply stated the following: "This is Karen from United Health Care. This message is for (my name). Your surgery will be covered. Your surgery will be a covered benefit. Good luck to you. Bye bye." I read it a few times (google voice). Listened to it. Then played it ten more times. I even shed a tear. Here I was, a 350+ lb, 6'2" man, crying in my office. It completely caught me off guard. I've been dealing with my weight my entire life and I guess I was overcome with joy. Joy in the fact that although this journey will never be over, the sleeve is going to provide me with the help I need (and a new outlook on life). Yes, I'm very nervous. I've never had surgery before. But I'm up for the challenge. I really do hope that this voicemail is real and that I'm not making this up in my head. Has anyone else received a similar call? Thank you all for this wealth of information. This website has truly been a blessing in my life. I can't wait to join everyone else on the other side. Here's to a healthy life!